Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Center of Greater Washington

02/08/2024

There's a TL;RL if your day is jammed! Please read the latest blog at the The Imago Center of Washington DC. Share your thoughts in the comments on good Rules for Engagement that you have learned!

Rules of engagement support connection and safety.

09/28/2023

Working in dialogues, exploring historical patterns, and self-reflection all build a profound sense of self as we navigate the transitions, challenges and obstacles that occur in our 20's and 30's.

03/03/2023

Join us in MARCH for Getting the Love You Want in person relationship reboot, repair, reconnect in the space between! We welcome you into our home and offer a safe space for discovery and delight!

You can be right or you can be happy! Learn how to be HAPPY in a Getting the Love You Want relationship workshop. Now offered in person in Metro DC.

01/03/2021

And parenting teens in the pandemic! Changing the World One Relationship at a Time The Imago Center of Washington DC Offices in DC, MD, and VA www.imagocenterdc.com Phone: 202-670-5065 Email: info@imagocenterdc.com New Year, New Relationship by Cosmin Antonescu New Beginnings We are at the beginning...

12/20/2020

What we most deeply long for is to be loved. Our relationship vision is always sitting before us, urging us to safety, warmth, and reliable attunement.

07/03/2020

June's Imago Relationship North America blogs and relationship tips cover so much! Topics include the birth of love, how to positively flood your relationship, the power of actively listening, pandemic social skills, race relations in America today, how to repair broken trust, and how to get back to...

06/23/2020

This lively, experiential workshop will help you turn conflict into opportunities for healing and growth. You will explore some of your emotional history to understand its impact on your daily lives and gain compassion for your partner’s story. You will leave the weekend with fresh insights, new s...

06/14/2020

My angry reaction is covering my less clear emotions. Being willing to feel my anger and express my anger appropriately may give me the opportunity to investigate what's really behind my anger. .

In our relationship anger gets the attention of the other person and then becomes the focus of our energy. .

What if we slow down and try to explore what's really going on? .

I notice I have a reaction when.... .

Without hesitation, I begin to write a narrative about the "big picture" meaning of what just happened. This is often a superlative rooted story: you always, never, worst, best, etc. ! .

The emotions that fuel that story are.... .

And when I feel (those emotions)....I am likely, historically to do.... .

This is the dance we do. And rarely does it get me what I deeply and desperately want most.... .

Which for me is usually to be seen and heard and understood and therefore valued for what I have to say or do. I feel connected and safe and secure when you can hear me, particularly when you do not agree with me. And especially when you can validate me when you do not agree with or like what I have to say. .

What's behind your anger?

Learn more about how to dialogue in ways that will connect you to each other.
Getting the Love You Want
An online workshop for couples
Sat and Sun 9-12 , 3-6
July 11-12, 2020
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12/03/2019

Join us or tell your friends about our workshop! Registration link: https://imagocenterdc.com/workshop/getting-the-love-you-want-workshop-february-2020

💥You will learn how to:

Develop effective new communication skills using the “Imago Dialogue”

Resolve conflicts with compassion and ease

Experience empathy and connection with your partner

Recreate the passion, attraction, and intimacy that first brought you together

Discover a path to emotional healing and spiritual evolution through your relationship

10/28/2018

This foolproof marriage advice will strengthen all your relationships. Truth be told, it can even change the world. Get started now.

10/26/2018

What if people, place and things exist as you perceive them BECAUSE you perceive them that way? This a fundamental theory of quantum mechanics: observer effect. The way in which a particle is seen effects how it presents. Substitute people for particle and think about it. If I see you as a loving, generous, funny partner...you present that way to me. Be the person your beloved already thinks you are.

10/17/2018

Congratulations! You have completed the 30 Day Challenge (see previous posts for last 30 days!) You deserve a prize! HAVE A PANDA DAY! What, you may ask, is a Panda Day? A Panda Day is a scheduled event wherein you and your beloved partner stay home and eat, sleep, and roll around all day long! This requires some planning: kids are elsewhere, food is stocked up, clothes, work, phones, and computers are off bounds. Just the two of you, checking out, unplugged, indulging in the ultimate in conscious connection. In an ideal world, Panda Days are on the calendar at least 4 times a year.
So pat yourself on the back, indulge in time for the two of you, enjoy the company of your darling partner,